The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-27
MAKE TT HISTORIC.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH TO
BE A RED LETTER DAY
FOR THE PROHIBS.
Let Every PrOhibitiOnist, Man,
Woman and Child, Send in
Their Contributions on
That Day.

Fellow Citizens OF Texas;
AS the Executive Committee of the State
Prohibition Convention, held in this city
last May, we find 1t necessary to call upon
you by public appeal for money to carry on
the Prohibition campaign. Money is need
ed, not for the payment of fat salaries. The
members of this committee give their servi-
ces free of charge, as do also very large
number of occasional workers in all parts Of
the state; the consciousness OF duty per-
formed being their only reward. But
though invaluable, Indispensable, in fact,
Tor local or county purposes, this class is I'M
available for other purposes, and 1t is
found necessary to keep, IN addition there
to, large number of speakers and workers
constantly in the field and subject to orders
from this office, and this, of course, invoices
very heavy expense. The Press, many
voiced and trumpet-tongued, must needs be
used to the utmost in the refutation Of err
ror and the DISSEMINATION of truth, in its re-
lation to the various phases Of this great
question. With the masses Of our people,
not in some way interested IN the liquor
traffic, Ignorance and prejudice, 1t Is believ-
ed, are the greatest barriers to the success
| of our cause. For vanquishing these and
kindred elements OF opposition, what so po-
tent as tn, press ?-that mighty engine Of
| moral and intellectual powery For mental
starvation, what so good as the pure and
generous fruit Of the pressy The press o.
Texas, though in the main true to its mis-
sion and noby responsive at whatever cost,
to the best interests OF society, rs involved
in this contest, has need to be supplement-
ed largely in It's "labors of love-" and this.
too. at an expense EXCEEDED only by the ne
cessities of the situation. In brief, and
without further detail, the Committee es-
Inmates that to make the campaign in
manner reasonably commensurate with APP
parent requirements, and with the great in
terests involved there should be placed In
bank, subject to their order for campaign
purposes, not less certainly, than So0,OOO,
and they, with confidence, ask the people
of Texas to furnish them with that amount.
| OF the money so far expended on the State
| campaign, IL is due to say that more than
one-half has been contributed by the city OF
| Waco alone but through this singular mu-
nificence we have been enabled to begin the
work and fairly keep things moving, SO far
with most encouraging results, we dare not
longer rely, even partially, upon so limited
a source ofsuppy. Fellow citizens OF Tex
as, upon you, in your capacity as citizens
and fathers, as patriots and philanthropists,
| 1t is that in this emergency we rely. To
you individually and collectively, IL Is that
we, with confidence, make this appeal for
| the money required to Danish that accursed
traffic which now casts a shadow athwart
every home in our fair land. And shall we
plead in vain? The lines Of the contest are
now clearly drawn. The Opposition led by
men pre-sminent for ability, Is backed tinan-
cially by the saloon and other liquor inter-
ests, vast and varied In their connections as
they are of our own State; and VIGOROUSLY
also by the breweries, distilleries and whole
sale sellers OF liquors In cities and Sta es re-
mote from the scene OF conflict and interest
ed In Texas only in so FAR as they hope
through perpetuation and further extern
sion Of their nefarious business to enrich
themselves, and that by unduly dominating
over civic and social regulations and at the
exper Sc Of our every interest, social, moral
and material, both as people and State.
What greater indign'ty, we would ask,
could be offered to either the intelligence or
the manhood Of our people and slater In
deed, what greater danger Is possible to
civil liberty itself, than the domination OF
our public policies and social regulations
threatened by the characters 10 which we
have referred herey To compass their OBJ
ject, diabolical as II Is, the opposition will,
| IL is believed, expend not less certainly than
five hundred thousand dollars; fully ten
| times as much as IL 10 estimated will, through
judicious management. be required to de-
feat their evil Vaccinations, Danish the
| liquor traffic add with IL the saloons, and
thus introduce an era unprecedented Tor
honest thrift and sobriety, with ensuing
peace and prosperity.
People OF Texas, sons and heirs ofrevolu-
tionary sires Let us reconsecrate the fourth
of July, now at hand by making II day
ever memorable for contributions In both
money and work to the success Of this
grand cause. Let us make 1t the white
Day " In the annals ofour history; the day
ola Declaration of Independence from a
tyrant, King Alchohol, even more perni-
cious, soc ally, than was ever King George
in political sense.
Peace hath her yictoties
No less renowned than war
Surely II our fathers Of 1776 freely pledged
their all, both Of life anu property, for the
success Of the Que grand cause, we. their
sons and successors will not, unless indeed T,
sadly degenerate, refuse the moiety OF
glorious, certainly though in a bloodless and
| far different field.
All monies received win be duly acknow-
lodged and accounted for. Remittances
should be made to DR.. Thos. Moore, Treas
urer, Waco, Texas.
BY order Of Executive Committee.
b. III. CARROLL, r. ID. PLRRoTT.
Chairman. ISL. Secretary.
All papers freddy to the cause please
copy.
irom the supt of Public Instruction.